KompetentKrew

For anyone else looking this up, this is the western end of Mallorca (Majorca), west of Palma. Last pic is just north of Magaluf. This...

It's shown in the first part of the short YouTube video I posted, although I can take some close up pics if required.

Well, I assumed corrosion. You can certainly see rust staining lower down. Here's the foot of the chainplate: You can also see...

Hello, I have to inspect and (surely) replace all my chainplates. I wanted to do these midships ones first because their fabrication...

Did you try kettles and kettles of boiling water?

This is indeed my general policy when it comes to grease. I looked up the pot of magenta stuff that I inherited with the boat and it...

But the capital cost is high, because the land to build the marina is expensive. You're not going to make unlimited money if you want...

This would seem to assume that there's one "fair" and "correct" price for a marina berth or that the only terms on which marinas can...

EDIT: forget it. This whole discussion is just disruptive and pointless.

Ta, any particular kind of grease?

And also use a pair of fly leads, 1m or less, just spare wire that you find somewhere, to rule out the run of wire though the boat and...

Thanks to everyone who replied - all sorted now. Correct application of adjustables, property and correctly against the flats, and...

I'm pretty sure I was. I think I had the V of the two spanners towards me, and was trying to close the V up. And that matches what I can...

Thank you. Do I understand from this that the seizing could be permanent and impossible to free? I might need to replace the whole stay?

Yes, I realised afterwards that I should probably try that tomorrow, as the spanner has more strength when used in the correct...